Finlay Calder


Finlay Calder OBE is a Scottish former rugby union player.
Calder played at open side flanker and won 34 caps representing Scotland from 1986-91. He captained the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 1989.

Early life

Born in Haddington, East Lothian and educated at Stewart's Melville College,

International career

His international debut was against France in 1986. His last international game was against New Zealand in the third-place play-off match in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
Richard Bath wrote that
In 1989 Calder captained the Lions, the first Scottish player selected to do this since Mike Campbell-Lamerton in 1966 and the first captain to lead the side to victory since Willie John McBride in 1974.

Honours

Calder was appointed OBE in the 1990 New Year Honours.

Family

His twin brother Jim Calder also played for Scotland and the Lions. The brothers never played in the same Scotland side; Jim won the last of his caps against Wales in March 1985 and Finlay made his debut against France in January 1986.
He has two children.